WATR 120L Water Quality Lab*
This lab accompanies the lecture, applying and reinforcing lesson topics through hands on experience and field trips.
WATR 120LWater Quality Lab*
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I. General Information
II. Course Specification
Course Type
Program Requirement
Credit Hours Narrative
1 Credit
Semester Contact Hours Lab
30
Corequisite Narrative
WATR 120
Grading Method
Letter grade
III. Catalog Course Description
This lab accompanies the lecture, applying and reinforcing lesson topics through hands on experience and field trips.
IV. Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:
- Demonstrate the use and calibration of different types of water quality monitoring instruments including pH, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, temperature, and turbidity.
- Use portable test kits to perform laboratory procedures for water quality screening and analysis.
- Test for microbiological indicators of water quality.
- Correctly sample, preserve, and ship water samples from both groundwater and surface water sources to laboratories for a variety of analysis.
- Demonstrate safe laboratory practices when analyzing samples.
V. Topical Outline (Course Content)
1. Lab Safety
2. Lab Safety Exam
3. Equipment Familiarization
4. Measuring Nitrogen and Phosphorus
5. Measuring pH and Hardness
6. Measuring Conductivity
7. Measuring Dissolved Oxygen
8. Surface Water Sampling
9. Groundwater Sampling
10. Microbiology
11. Wetlands
12. Introduction to Contamination Modeling
VI. Delivery Methodologies